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Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
Thomas A. Edison
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Thomas A. Edison
Age: 84 †
Born: 1847
Born: February 11
Died: 1931
Died: October 18
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Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
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I have not failed 10,000 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work.
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Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered.
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Most of my ideas belonged to other people who never bothered to develop them.
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I didn't fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.
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One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.
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To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.
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So far as the religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake ... Religion is all bunk.
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I would rather have one man with enthusiasm working with me than ten who are complacent.
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Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
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An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.
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The strength of the Constitution, lies in the will of the people to defend it.
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There cannot be overproduction of anything which men and women want. And their wants are unlimited, except by the size of their stomachs.
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Let the public throw bouquets to the inventors and in time we will all be happy.
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To my mind the old masters are not art their value is in their scarcity.
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An idea is something that won't work unless you do.
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The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
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The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus.
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Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
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